In the Employee Spotlight we aim to recognize a Youth Service, Inc. employee making an impact in the communities we serve. Jeneen Coles is a supervisor in the Family Empowerment Services (FES) program at Youth Service, Inc. Q: Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My name is Jeneen Coles and I am [...]

Youth Service, Inc. is lucky enough to have summer interns helping us make an impact in the communities we serve. Lauren Lynch and Julia Gong are medical students at Thomas Jefferson University, who interned at Youth Service, Inc. (YES) this summer. Q: Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. Where and what [...]

Youth Service, Inc. is lucky enough to have summer interns helping us make an impact in the communities we serve. Ebony Smith is interning with our Executive Assistant. Q: Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. Where and what are you studying? My my name is Ebony Smith, I am a single [...]

Youth Service, Inc. will be hosting our annual Back to School event on Friday August 16 from 10 am to 2 pm at our Crittenton location, 6325 Burbridge Street Philadelphia, PA 19144. On this day, we provide families and their children with uniforms, school supplies, and a day of fun and games. Our goal is [...]

Youth Service, Inc. is lucky enough to have summer interns helping us make an impact in the communities we serve. Xavier Alexander is interning with our Community Navigator. Q: Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. Where and what are you studying? My name is Xavier Alexander. I am from West Philly. [...]

In the Volunteer Spotlight we recognize a Youth Service, Inc. volunteer making an impact in the communities we serve. Julia McGrath volunteers at Baring House Crisis Nursery. Q: Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My name is Julia McGrath. I am a recent graduate of Drexel's Couple and Family Therapy master's [...]

This spring/summer we had many YSI staff members graduate from various programs. Congratulations to everyone! Crittenton staff members Jeneen Coles, Pam Smith and Steven Williams (photo) all received Masters degrees. Jeneen received a MSW from Widener, Pam received her's in Clinical and Counseling Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy concentration at Chestnut Hill and Steven received [...]

A.J. came to YSI's Youth Emergency Service (YES) in August 2018. At the age of 12, she was removed from her family after the Department of Human Services became involved due to allegations of truancy. When DHS arrived to the home to begin their investigation, it was discovered by a DHS social worker that the [...]

In the Volunteer Spotlight we recognize a Youth Service, Inc. volunteer making an impact in the communities we serve. Rachel Dettrey volunteers at Baring House Crisis Nursery. Q: Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. Rachel: My name is Rachel Dettrey. I am from the Philadelphia region originally and am currently a Junior obtaining [...]